Supported Xilinx Architectures

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The system supports the latest Xilinx FPGA technology and includes both FPGA and PCB schematic library support. Table 1 summarizes the supported device technologies and the available library support.

Table 1. Supported Xilinx devices and corresponding library support.

 

Device Technology

 

 

Architecture-Independent
Library Support

 

 

Architecture-Dependent
FPGA Library Name
(*.IntLib)

 

 

Associated PCB
Library Name
(*.IntLib)

 

CoolRunner-II

Yes

Xilinx CoolRunner-II FPGA

Xilinx CoolRunner II

CoolRunner XPLA3

Yes

Xilinx CoolRunner-XPLA3 FPGA

Xilinx CoolRunner XPLA3

Spartan-II

Yes

Xilinx Spartan-II FPGA

Xilinx Spartan-II

Spartan-IIE

Yes

Xilinx Spartan-IIE FPGA

Xilinx Spartan-IIE

Spartan-3

Yes

Xilinx Spartan-3 FPGA

Xilinx Spartan-3

Spartan-3E

Yes

Xilinx Spartan3E FPGA

Xilinx Spartan-3E

Virtex

Yes

Xilinx Virtex FPGA

Xilinx Virtex

Virtex-II

Yes

Xilinx Virtex-II FPGA

Xilinx Virtex-II

Virtex-II PRO

Yes

Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGA

Xilinx Virtex-II Pro

Virtex-4

Yes

Xilinx Virtex-4 FPGA

Xilinx Virtex-4

Virtex-E

Yes

Xilinx Virtex-E FPGA

Xilinx Virtex-E

XC18V00

N/A
N/A

Xilinx XC18V00

XC9500

Yes

Xilinx XC9500 FPGA

Xilinx PLD XC9500

XC9500XL

Yes

Xilinx XC9500XL FPGA

Xilinx PLD XC9500XL

XC9500XV

Yes

Xilinx XC9500XV FPGA

Xilinx PLD XC9500XV

XCF

N/A
N/A

Xilinx XCF

Note: XC18V00 and XCF families are configuration PROM devices. Therefore FPGA library support is non-applicable.

FPGA Architecture-Independent Library

To maintain device independence, the system includes a large library of typical generic design components, the FPGA Generic Library. This integrated library can be found in the \Library\FPGA folder of the installation.

For complete documentation with respect to the FPGA Generic Library, see the FPGA Generic Library Guide .

FPGA Architecture-Dependent Libraries

If device independence is not required the system also includes Xilinx FPGA libraries. These integrated libraries contain both the Unisim and Macro types of components.

Vendor-specific integrated libraries are packaged according to the selection guide provided in the Xilinx Libraries Guide. This ensures that only specific components that are available with your target device are used in your design. The FPGA design libraries can be found in the \Library\Xilinx folder of the installation.

Xilinx Core Generator Component Support

Specialized cores that have been created using the Xilinx Core Generator can be used in your FPGA design. Once you have generated the core, you link the generated EDIF file to a schematic component, and place this component in your FPGA design.

To create a component symbol from the EDIF file, open it in the software and select Design » Create Schematic Part From File from the menus. The EDIF file must be placed in the FPGA project folder, or stored in a User pre-synthesized model folder (specified on the FPGA - Synthesis page of the Preferences dialog (DXP » Preferences)).

Integrated PCB libraries

There are also PCB design libraries available for many of the Xilinx programmable devices, in the \Library\Xilinx folder of the installation. These libraries include schematic symbols and PCB footprints, as well as 3-D models and signal integrity models where available.

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